Black Age of Comics Convention / Onli Studios

The Black Age of Comics genre & movement were boldly launched in 1993 by Turtel Onli as an open source movement in creativity, culture & commerce.. The first Black Age of Comics Convention was given in Chicago IL, Feb. 1993. The term, "The Black Age of Comics", celebrates creators & products derived from the Black, Urbane, Indie, African or Cosmic experience. Black Age is Copyright Turtel Onli 2012

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Wayback: This event was Produced in 2011 by ONLI STUDIOS in Chicago. It was held in the same 'hood that is the personal home to President Obama. The first ever Black Age event was given in Chicago in 1993. Look at how far this indie open sourced genre has come! Its reach is global. Its potential unreal. Its participants amazing! Welcome to the Black Age of Comics!

Since this time ONLI STUDIOS has partnered with the DuSable Museum to produce its annual convention in the prompt of the DuSable Museum's annual Arts & Crafts Festival. Look for it this year July 8th & 9th.

Saturday, March 11, 2017

Per the recent School of the Art Institute's BFA Exhibition, Ms Breanna Robinson is caught with her highly charged statement installation type piece in the Capstone Section of the showcase. She worked with ONLI STUDIOS as an intern curator for the retrospective exhibition on the Black Age of Comics at the historic South Side Community Art Center.

About Me

Copyright Turtel Onli 2017 and other registered dates per all original images posted here. Please do not reproduce for commercial or professional use without written permission from Turtel Onli:
"Now that my teaching & coaching career in the Chicago Public Schools is over with 10 plus years as a professor of Art Appreciation & Drawing at Harold Washington College, my independent creative practices are my focus.
We contributed to the Green movement. ONLI STUDIOS has produced 20 indie comic-cons in Chicago, while I worked as an producer, illustrator, & educator. I graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Art Ed & Art Therapy plus I worked and lived in Paris France. In addition to working on album covers for George Clinton / P-Funk & Captain Sky. I created an album cover for the Rolling Stones under the direction of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Plus I worked in the French Bande Dessinee field at that time. My client history included Holt, Rinehart & Winston, WGN, Singer Society for Visual Education,Mode Avant Garde and the Paris Metro Magazine.
Now to promote independent creativity in the visual arts ."